Great Salt Lake Sentinel Landscape
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Utah
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Established 2024
About
The Great Salt Lake Sentinel Landscape, spanning over 2.7 million acres in northern Utah, contains the Western Hemisphere’s largest saline lake and four military installations with unique missions and capabilities. Hill Air Force Base, Camp Williams, Tooele Army Depot, and Air Force Little Mountain Test Facility offer extensive training, testing, and logistical support for all of the Military Services. Hill Air Force Base also oversees the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR), the largest block of contiguous special-use airspace in the continental United States.
Utah is one of the nation’s fastest growing and driest states, presenting a host of challenges for partners in the Great Salt Lake Sentinel Landscape. Increased water diversions from tributaries that feed the Great Salt Lake are threatening some of the most critical waterfowl habitats in North America. Population growth has driven incompatible development around military installations, placing constraints on training activities. The Great Salt Lake Sentinel Landscape partners are committed to addressing these challenges and more by aligning interests, maximizing resources, and building resilience in Utah’s military installations, communities, and ecosystems for decades to come.
Map
Our Partners
Federal Partners
- Bureau of Land Management
- Department of Defense, Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
- U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Geological Survey
State Partners
- Military Installation Development Authority
- The Office of the Great Salt Lake Commissioner
- Utah Association of Conservation Districts
- Utah Defense Alliance
- Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
- Utah Department of Natural Resources
- Utah Department of Veteran and Military Affairs
- Utah Division of Indian Affairs
- Utah State University Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water and Air
- Utah Trust Lands Administration
Private Partners
- Bear River Land Conservancy
- Compatible Lands Foundation
- Ducks Unlimited
- Eagle Mountain Nature and Wildlife Alliance
- Intermountain Joint Venture
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- The Conservation Fund
- The Nature Conservancy
- Utah Wildlife Federation
- Western Rivers Conservancy
- World Resources Institute
Meet the Coordinator
Marisa Weinberg
Marisa Weinberg serves as the Coordinator for the Great Salt Lake Sentinel Landscape. She holds a Master of Natural Resources from Utah State University, and a Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Conservation from the University of California, Berkeley. Most recently, she worked for the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands as the Sovereign Lands Program Manager for Great Salt Lake, where she was focused on upholding the Public Trust in land management to protect and preserve the lake. With this depth of experience on Great Salt Lake, Marisa is well-poised to link ongoing conservation efforts with the goals of the Sentinel Landscape Partnership. Marisa currently resides in Salt Lake City, UT and spends most of her free time traveling, gardening, cooking, biking, and skiing.